Quote Originally Posted by jackbrennan2008 View Post
After my benching session last night i've notived that i can't keep my CPU stable at my previous stable Speeds/vcore.

I had the CPU @ 4.5Ghz 1.275Vcore (F7e) and it was as stable as a rock. 9 hours prime + Linx stable. Now it won't even get into windows BSOD 0x0000000124 with the same settings. I guess this is a sign that unless i want a new chip i have to take it easy for a while

Another strange thing is i got some red dots (small artifacts, Nothing major just along the waters edge) in Starcraft 2 last night as well as the game and sound freezing/stuttering for a few seconds. I was playing with the driver settings while benching earlier in the ngiht, so i hope a fresh install will clean this up. Anyway i closed the game and ran furmark to test for artifacts, but nothing came up. Which is strange.

I'm a bit put off benching now, i can afford new hardware, but it's a little early to be opening my wallett again
Hmm a chip shouldn't degrade so badly at low volts that you can't get into windows...
What is your BIOS setting for the vcore? Was that 1.275v a CPU-Z report?

Is LLC enabled?

If LLC is disabled, you may be trying to get into windows at as low as 1.2v....
In order for a chip to go from being linx/prime stable to a bsod just trying to get into windows, implies at least a 0.05v loss in voltage stability..